Safety candle



April 23, 1929. 0, GROSS 1,710,418

SAFETY CANDLE Filed March 16, 1926 w 7 7 m v, F1111. F1112.

W1 messes: JNVENTOR Ma an/ Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

CHARLES 0. onoss, or srnrnorrnrn, irrirnois.

SAFETY cAnnLn.

Application filedlilarch 16, 1926. Serial No. 95,125.

My invention relates to safety candles of a class that will have the appearance of an ordinary tallow candle of suitable color and yet provide means for avoiding, all of the usual dangers that necessarily, usually accompany the use of a tallow candle.

A particular object of my invention, however, is to provide a safety candle that will be illuminated by electricity supplied from batteries that are contained within the casing of the candle.

In this connection, therefore, it will be seen that by such an arrangement I provide a safety candle with a self contained source of light, a provision which eliminates the necessity for electric wiring thus making each candle a unit in itself complete in every detail.

A further object in providing this candle is to provide a safety candle carrying its own source of light, which shall be made simple in construction, convenient to handle and eco nomical to manufacture.

Other objects merit will be better understood as they are explained in paragraphs to follow which explain the details in the specifications including the drawings which are a part thereof.

Figure 1 is a vertical section. through the longitudinal center of the safety candle casing of my invention, showing therein the details of construction thereof in one of the several designs that might be used within the spirit and scope of this invention.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the safety candle of my invention shown as it would appear in one of the preferred embodiments thereof.

The details of construction and the methods of securing the desired results with my safety candle will now be pointed out as references are made to the drawing which illustrates the preferred form of my prescn t invention.

Referring now to the several details of construction numeral. -l indicates the upright tubular casing for the candle of my invention. Numeral 2 indicates the incandescent light bulb having the general shape ofa candle blaze and especially adapted to be used in the candle of my invention. Numeral 3 indicates a socket insulated with which light plug 9- is adapted to be detachably secured.

Numeral 4 indicates the ordinary flash light battery that may be used with this candle. It will be noted that one or more batteries can be used in this candle in the manner illustrated in Figure 1, it depending upon the height of the candle, as well as the diam-, eter of'the candle. Candle casing 1- has a base cap -5- which is adapted to be screwed on to the casing to hold the batteries in place and the light of my candle may be extinguished by slightly unscrewing the bulb.

Attention is called to the fact that the casing cap 5 may be shaped at the end in such a way as to make the casing with the cap easily fit into an ordinary candle stick of a suitable size and it is thought that this is what may be desired occasionally, although the base 7 with the holder 6 is the preferred supporting arrangement for this candle. Y It is thought that with this convenience of a detachable supporting base that the safety candle of my invention would thus be adapt able in its various intended sizes for use in a number of appropriate situations wherein common tallow candles have heretofore been used and since this candle by having a selfcontained source of light adapts it to all of the conveniences of an ordinary tallow candle in almost any situation in which it might be used and, since it is especially constructed with a View to climinatin g every possible danger of fire it is thought that the candle of my invention will. thus fill a long felt need in the field for which it will be used.

It is regarded as particularly important that attention should be called to the fact that this safety candle is so constructed with its self-contained source of light that it can be used in remote rural situations, in the homes, in Christmas gatherings or in other places not likely to be wired with electricity and even if they were wired, would not be found to be as convenient as the candle unit of this character containing its own source of light, for reasons which are self-evident.

Numeral 8 indicates the contact point of battery 4. Numeral 9 is the plug for bulb 2- which screws into the socket -3 and contacts with strip 10 carrying a connection to the bottom of batteries for completing the circuit in case a non-metallic casing should be used.

It Willbe evident to those skilled in the art that this candle is adaptable to certain minor changes in form without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its intended merits; it being evident for instance, that casings of varione diameter may be used or various length of casings may be used which may have a different method of attaching the cap, or a casing may be used which has a cap integral with the base support. Or, perhaps, a different method of attaching the bulb to the casing.

Having thus described the nature of my invention What I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A safety candle carrying its own source of light and eomprisingin cooperative combination detachable members including a base plate having a screw socket, an upright detachable metallic casing for supporting vertically aligned and operatively contacting batteries furnishing an electrical source oi" light energy said casing substantially incompassing at the top end an insulation member comprising a cupped and threaded sleeve A member for insulatably retaining a light bulb in contact with batteries Within the casing;

and said sleeve adapted to det-achably supin witness hereof I hereunto set my hand this 12 day 01 March, 1926.

CHARLES O. GROSS. 

